Christopher Fitzgerald
- Commercial Law Tort Law
- Public Law
Prior to joining the Bar, Chris was an associate at Allens working in commercial litigation and regulatory investigations. He previously worked in the commercial litigation team at Clayton Utz, before working as an associate to the Hon. Justice Sloss at the Supreme Court of Victoria. Chris also worked at Heinz & Partners, Ballarat.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Juris Doctor and a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne. He has lectured Property Law at the university.
Chris read with Liam Brown SC. His senior mentor is Nicholas De Young KC.
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Contact
- M0447 832 023
- F03 9225 8668
- E[email protected]
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Owen Dixon Chambers West
525 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
03 9225 8558
Expertise
- Appellate
- Banking & Finance
- Bankruptcy
- Building & Construction
- Class Actions
- Commercial Arbitration
- Competition
- Consumer Law
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporate Insolvency
- Corporations & Securities
- Energy & Resources
- Equity & Trusts
- Insurance
- Private International Law
- Residential & Retail Tenancies
- Wills & Probate
- Regulatory Investigations
- Class Actions
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Defamation
- Professional Negligence
- Administrative Law
- Appellate
- Civil & Human Rights
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Constitutional Law
- Extradition Law
- Guardianship & Administration
- Immigration
- Judicial Review
- Native Title
- Public International Law
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Melb)
Juris Doctor (Melb)
Master of Laws (Melb)
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Recent Cases
ABF17 v Commonwealth of Australia [2024] FCA 694
AMA16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FedCFamC2G 331
ASF17 v Commonwealth of Australia [2024] HCA 19; 98 ALJR 782
Austin v Dwyer [2024] VSC 438
CZA19 v Commonwealth of Australia [2024] FCAFC 66
DDD v Magistrates' Court of Victoria [2023] VSC 89
Dudley v Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety (2021) 66 VR 403; [2021] VSC 567
DWK22 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FedCFamC2G 393
DXI19 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FedCFamC2g 853
EIC20 v MICMSMA [2021] FedCFamC2G 282
EIC20 v MICMSMA [2022] FCA 1000
HKTR and NDIA [2022] AATA 150
JGNS and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] AATA 3210
Kaur v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2024] FedCFamC2G 51
Little and The Council of the New South Wales Bar Association [2024] AATA 497
McKechnie v State of Victoria [2022] VSC 801
McKechnie v State of Victoria [2023] VSC 234
McKechnie v State of Victoria [2023] VSC 259
McKechnie v Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety (Weekly Payments Judgment) [2023] VSC 542
McKechnie v Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety [2023] VSC 638
McKechnie v State of Victoria [2023] VSCA 158
McKechnie v Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety [2023] VCAT 905
McKechnie v Commissioner for Corrections Victoria [2024] VSC 114
McKechnie v Commissioner for Corrections Victoria (Costs Ruling) [2024] VSC 185
McKechnie v State of Victoria (Recusal Application) [2024] VSC 193
McKechnie v Secretary to the Department of Justice [2024] VSCA 170
McKechnie v State of Victoria [2024] VSCA 171
McPadden v Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety [2023] VSC 669
Minogue v Falkingham [2022] VSCA 111
Mitchell v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2024] FCA 526
Mitrov Homes Pty Ltd v Mustafa (No 2) [2023] VSC 386
Nguyen v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FedCFamC2G 231
Nkani v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1410
Proprac Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor v Anderson [2023] VCC 403
Proprac Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor v Anderson (No 2) [2023] VCC 571
QYFM v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (2023) 409 ALR 65; [2023] HCA 15
Ross v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2024] FCA 734
Rowson v Department of Justice (No 2) [2022] VSC 382
Thompson v Minogue (2021) 67 VR 301; [2021] VSCA 358 (applications for special leave dismissed: Minogue v Thompson (in his capacity as Governor of Barwon Prison) [2022] HCATrans 175)
Tonga v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1179
Union Housing v Nelson [2023] VCAT 1097
XPU v VWA [2022] VSC 620